Personal life She married business manager Ben Leadsom in 1993, and has two sons and one daughter. Following the birth of her first child, she suffered from postnatal depression for several months. Leadsom states that Christianity has a central role in her life. She told Tim Ross of The Daily Telegraph: "I am a very committed Christian. I think my values and everything I do is driven by that." She participates in "various Bible studies groups" with other parliamentarians and prays "all the time". She has discussed her Christian faith openly in a video hosted on the website of the all party parliamentary group Christians in Parliament. In July 2022, Leadsom's memoir, Snakes and Ladders, was published by Biteback. Honours 2016: Appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, giving her the honorific title "The Right Honourable" for life. 2021: Appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for political service. Bibliography Snakes and Ladders: Navigating the ups and downs of politics (London: Biteback Publishing, 2022) References External links Official website Debrett's People of Today |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1963 births Living people 21st-century British women politicians Alumni of the University of Warwick British Secretaries of State for the Environment Conservative Party (UK) councillors Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in Oxfordshire Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Economic Secretaries to the Treasury English bankers English Christians Female members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies Lord Presidents of the Council Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People from Aylesbury People from Buckinghamshire People from Northamptonshire Politicians from Northamptonshire UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present 21st-century English women 21st-century English people Women councillors in England Free Enterprise Group British Eurosceptics